Star Ocean 4: Your Starship Revealed

Following up on Star Ocean 4's playable debut at last week's Tokyo Game Show, Famitsu has returned with a look at something that's new to the Star Ocean series as a whole: a star ship!

That's right, Star Ocean 4 will let players pilot their very own star ship. The ship is named Carnas, and main character Edge is its captain.

Once you get the ship, you'll be able to freely move about the galaxy, hopping between stars as you please. To select a destination, you head to the bridge and select a location from a menu. You're free to visit any planet that you've visited thus far on your adventure.

The ship is fully explorable in its own right and acts as your central base of operations.

In the main meeting room, you can make use of your characters' skills and materials that you've gathered to create new items. Over 1,000 items can be created in all. As your skill level rises, the quality of the resulting items rises as well.

Another room serves as a training center where you can practice battle.

You'll also find individual living quarters for your crew. You're free to make room assignments as you please. You may even be able to give Edge a roommate. Famitsu has a screenshot suggesting that someone is in Edge's shower....

You may end up spending a lot of time just roaming about your ship thanks to the game's Private Action (PA) system. This system refers to the events that you trigger as you move about the ship speaking with your party members. As you converse, you'll be presented with options, which could change how the rest of the crew feels about Edge, possibly affecting the game's ending.